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Originally Posted by GGG
Being informed with the information available at the time and being informed with all information is two different things.
We don’t have all information about any candidates and election dates have to have dates in which they end.
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Nevertheless, this is a major problem. Chu secured another term based on a completely false mandate. It's clear that more voters in this ward want Kelly to be the councillor than Chu, yet Chu gets another 4 years anyway. This is antithetical to the entire concept of democracy. I don't think any reasonable person would suggest that Chu might have won another term if the news came out prior to early voting.
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The vast majority of those voting early did so out of choice and not need.(speculation on my part) Those people decided the level of information they had was sufficient knowing that info could come out later.
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Don't try to pin any part of this on people who chose to vote early. They wanted to avoid lineups on election day during a pandemic, and you can't in any way shape or form blame them for that.
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We were just reminded of this in the federal election. If late dropping info was a concern most people could have mitigated this.
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What if the info had dropped the morning after election day? To me, that wouldn't have made it any better. Tons of people would have voted differently if they had the information when they voted.
There needs to be some kind of recall mechanism, so politicians can be removed on an emergency basis.